Jimmy Carter has taught adult Bible study at Maranatha Baptist Church for 25 years. With a congregation of just 135 members, the church hosts several hundred visitors during Carter's Sunday classes.


We've selected three clips from his audiobook, Leading a Worthy Life. Carter talks about his grandfather's life and death, the role of women in the church, and the necessity of love and equality.

Personal faith has been used as a campaign issue during the more recent presidential races. So, when we saw this television commercial for Jimmy Carter's 1980 reelection bid, we were caught off-guard by the direct appeal to religious voters. Watch it and tell us what you think.